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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1948

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"Children Should go to School Regularly," Says Headmaster

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 3

At last work's meeting of the P. and C. Association at Peak Hill the headmaster, Mr. K. Elder made an appeal to parents to send their…

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Nine Schools In Big Sports Day

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 3

Pupils from nine schools in and around Peak Hill met at the showground on Saturday for the combined sports that have become a big annual event Schools represented were Mongery, Mingerong, Trewilga, Terowie, Fiddlers' Creek, Tomingley. Tomingley West, Peak Hill…

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High School Ex-Students Caves Dance Party

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

About 50 members of the High School Ex-Students' Union journeyed to Wellington on Friday night for a…

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Inter-school Sports

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 4

On Monda 4th October (Six Hour Day) children of the Mendooran and Merrygoen Public Schools held their annual…

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Baptist Church Notes. Sunday School Picnic

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 5

The annual Sunday School picnic, which is a grand time for the children, will be held on Saturday. Due to the…

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School Flower Show and Fair. Good Afternoon and Evening's Entertainment. Splendid Array of Flowers

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 3

Despite the cloudy conditions prevailing, and a few spots of rain, there was a good attendance of parents and…

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Schoolboy Faces Arson Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 1

A 15-year-old boy was charged with arson after piles of desks and books had been set alight in two classrooms at…

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Narromine School Good Work by P. and C. Association

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

Narromine Parents and Citizens' Association's claims to have an agricultural college established here are to be furthered by contacting…

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P.& C. Association Meeting Credit Balance Diminishes Rapidly As Outstanding Accounts Are Presented. £40 Voted for School Prizes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

MEMBERS of the Wellington Parents and Citizens' Association who attended last night's meeting in the High School, were pleased and impressed when the Treasurer, Mr. K. K. Bleechmore, reported a credit balance…

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GEURIE Local School Wins Cameron Cup. Second Time in Succession

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 6

Congratulations to the Geurie school children, who, on Friday last, won the Cameron Cup for the second time…

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Baptist Church Notes. Sunday School Picnic

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 10

Under the most ideal conditions possible, the Sunday School picnic of the Wellington Church was held last…

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NEUREA Combined Schools' Picnic. Events Keenly Contested

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 5

The weather was perfect for the annual combined school picnic, which was held on Friday last at the Neurea…

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School Hostel (To the Editor, "The Watchman")

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 12

SIR. - Most of your readers are no doubt aware that the question of accommadation for school childern. at Coonabarabran is a…

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Found a Detonator Schoolgirl Wanted to Probe

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 11

Asking lor a pin to poke at the white stuff in a small tube, Coonabarabran schoolgirl can consider herself extremely lucky…

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Music Exams All Pupils Pass

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

In the recent practical examinations conducted by the Australian Music Examinations Board all the candidates from the Convent of…

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Bourke Municipal Council New School for Bourke Brighter Prospects Following Visit to Town of Mr. Heffron, Minister for Education

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 5

At last Monday night's Council meeting, at which the full nine Aldermen attended, it was decided to agree to Mr…

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Teachers' College Entrance Exam

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 2

Lowering of the entrance examinations to intermediate standard for the New South Wales teachers' training…

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"Keep On With School" Eisenhower Urges, In Open Letter To Youth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 6

If your generation fails to understand that the human individual is the center of the universe and is still the sole…

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Talkie Projector Suggested for Coona. School

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 6

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Parents and Citizens’ Association, the assistant headmaster, Mr. Read, suggested that the Association should purchase a talkie film projector, as a means of adopting visual education at the…

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School Concert

The Western Herald · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 4

The Grand Concert, organised by Bourke Intermediate High School and Parents & Citizens' Association, will be held in the…

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